Then Fukushima began to read the second telegram. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Earl Dashaniwa, Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Kawakami Caoliu telegraphed: Congratulations to the great victory of the monarchs, this is a victory that has not been achieved in the foreign expansion of our empire for thousands of years, and the monarchs are the models of our army, which are destined to be remembered for all generations; In addition, having Pyongyang, it is not appropriate to act rashly for the time being, and wait for the third division of the county county to meet and plot slowly. ”

"Hey!"

Including Masato Sato, who was not convinced just now, has nothing to say now.

"Foreign Minister Mutsu: Congratulations on your great victory, which laid a solid foundation for our empire to dominate the political situation on the Korean Peninsula in one fell swoop. In addition, was He Changying, the commander of the military camp who aided Korea, captured? ――”

An Fukushima frowned, his eyes swept over the content behind him, and he couldn't help but show a look of horror.

Hearing the name He Changying, a room full of excited and enthusiastic Japanese generals all changed their faces, and their faces were all red with shame.

This He Changying, as well as the Battle of Dongxian Ridge, is simply a shame for the Korean Army of the First Army, and no matter how big the victory is, it will not be able to erase the dazzling stain of this regiment.

And what makes people even more angry is that from the mouth of the captive, this He Changying and his reinforcement army actually escaped a few days ago?

What a cunning little fox!

"- If you are captured, treat them well; If not, try your best to capture it, and your Majesty has the intention to see it. ”

As Fukushima Ann finished reading in a strange tone, all the Japanese generals showed a look of disbelief.

When did this small Qing Dynasty battalion official have such great influence that even His Majesty the Emperor knew his name?

And there is also a sense of gratitude.

What an unimaginable thing it is!

"Report—"

Captain Kaneto Ochiai, who was in charge of counting and interrogating the prisoners, hurriedly walked in to report the results of the cleanup.

"Report to the general, so far, our department has found that a total of 1,589 Qing troops were killed last night and 683 were captured, including 119 lightly and seriously wounded; In the ambush of the Qing army last night, 16 of our troops were lightly and seriously wounded, and 3 were killed. ”

This figure can basically satisfy the general in the church, but it can't dispel the shock caused by the third telegram of Fukushima Anen.

"Also—"

Ochiai Kanechi looked solemn and said incredulously: "The prisoner confessed that at noon on the 14th the day before yesterday, the reinforcement army raided Shun'an Post and completely annihilated the first cavalry squadron of Captain Takahashi Ichiro. ”

"What?"

The room was full of shock, and then there was an uproar.

"Yaga!"

Sato's righteous teeth cracked and shouted: "Where is the captive, this is a rumor, a rumor!" ”

As he spoke, Sato was striding towards the outside of the hall, and all the soldiers of the Third Division mixed into a brigade also followed behind Sato with shocked faces, rushing out.

"Last time a reinforced brigade, this time a cavalry squadron, plus the loss of the Sheren closed the Oshima headquarters; It was just a small military camp to aid North Korea, and more than 1,500 troops of the empire were eaten in three battles, and both of them were completely annihilated! accounted for two-thirds of the losses of the imperial army in this sortie against Korea! ”

Michikan Tsuno roared angrily, feeling a cool air string from the back of his head, sending chills through his heart.

What kind of army is this, and how did they do it!

Anju City.

After a night of desperate running, Ye Zhichao, Wei Rugui, Ma Yukun, Jiang Zikang and other generals finally rushed to Anzhou City around dawn.

Ye Zhichao sat in the lobby and drank hot tea to relieve fatigue, and couldn't help but secretly thank He Changying in his heart.

If it wasn't for this kid who served Shun'an Post in advance, last night would have been a big disaster for himself and the Qing army of four or five thousand passing by Shun'an Station.

Last night, Ye Zhichao and others ran all the way in the dark in the rainstorm, first passing by Shun'an Station, and only arrived in Suzhou City in the second half of the night when the rainstorm stopped.

There were only less than two battalions of troops in Suzhou City, and it was too close to Pyongyang, so Ye Zhichao, Wei Rugui, Ma Yukun and other generals, as well as all the defeated troops, were very wise not to enter the city.

Ye Zhichao issued an order to the defenders outside the city to gather the Qing troops who withdrew from the direction of Yongshan Avenue after dawn, and if no Japanese army appeared, the whole army of Suzhou would retreat to Anzhou in the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

In the panicked eyes of the Suzhou defenders, they continued to flee overnight to Anzhou City, thirty-five miles north of Suzhou.

At this time, it was already nine o'clock in the morning, and more than 3,000 Pyongyang troops had gathered in Anju City, and there was still a continuous influx from outside the city.

The entire city of Anzhou is like a pot of boiling hot porridge, and there is chaos everywhere with noisy people wanting to eat and drink, military uniforms, tents, blankets, and marching pots.

However, with the heavy defense of nearly 4,000 troops in Anzhou City, Ye Zhichao's courage was still strengthened, and his panicked mind was somewhat calm.

At least this old fate is saved!

"Where is the guerrilla? Let him come over and take matters into account. ”

Ye Zhichao now admires He Changying, a hairy boy, from the bottom of his heart, who is really cheap but doesn't suffer at all, this Pyongyang retreat not only has nothing to do with him, but the court also has to reward him for his great victory in Shun'anyi.

It's really TM talent!

So Ye Zhichao really wanted to call He Changying over and listen to his views on the current situation.

Lu Benyuan, the commander of the Sheng army, who was accompanying him, replied: "He Guerrilla did not come to Anzhou City, but they came over with two cavalry companies and a company of infantry and camped in Xicheng. ”

"What about He Changying?"

Ye Zhichao was stunned, thinking about where else this kid was going to run at this time, and what kind of moth did he want to make trouble?

Lu Benyuan shook his head, glanced at Wei Rugui and said, "Their cavalry company has five or six hundred mules and horses, as well as more than a hundred carts of food and supplies. ”

Listening to Lu Benyuan's cryptic words, the eyes of all the generals in the room lit up.

This rout, not only suffered heavy casualties, but also lost all food and supplies, and this is not the most fatal, anyway, everyone has decided to retreat to the Qing Dynasty, although there is not much food in Anzhou City, but it is enough to eat on the way back.

The key point is that the guns were seriously lost, and by this time the army that had retreated to Anju had lost more than 30% of the soldiers in their rifles.

And the reinforcement army has at least 2,000 rifles in reserve, and with these 2,000 rifle equipment teams, even if everyone retreats, their faces will look much better.

And those mules and horses, all of which are good treasures for walking the three hundred miles of rugged post roads below.

"Who are they doing here?"

Wei Rugui was also overjoyed.

Lu Benyuan also replied with some uncertainty: "It's a company commander named Lin Yunyu, who seemed to be the captain of the infantry team of the Martial Arts Academy before. ”

Ye Zhichao took the brush and quickly wrote a warrant and handed it to Wang Shizhen and said: "Let the reinforcement army give up 70 carts of grain and 300 mules and horses, and let them spit out the 2,000 rifles that were transported to the Pyongyang armies before; Tell that company commander, and then I will vigorously defend He Guerrilla in front of Zhongtang, as well as this Lin company commander, and all the soldiers of the Korean army. ”

In Ye Zhichao's opinion, he is a dignified Qing Dynasty admiral, and he can deign to write a note to a sentry, which is to give him a big face, as for letting this little company commander come over to meet him, he Ye Zhichao does not have this patience, and he Lin Yunyu can't afford this favor.